THE 2020 ARRL MAINE STATE CONVENTION & ANDROSCOGGIN ARC HAMFEST… The Androscoggin Amateur Radio Club presents the 2020 American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Maine State Convention and Hamfest at the Ramada Convention Center at 490 Pleasant St, Lewiston, Me., on Friday Read more…
Month: February 2020
QRZ.com Ends Identity Verified Program….
The popular QRZ.com amateur radio website has dropped its verified member program, which the site instituted last year in an effort to combat fraud and password phishers. Termination of the program was due to “a number of factors,” the site’s founder and Read more…
[RAC-Bulletin] RAC Amateur of the Year Award 2019: Cary Rubenfeld, VE4EA
https://www.rac.ca/rac-amateur-of-the-year-award-2019-cary-rubenfeld-ve4ea/ The RAC Board of Directors takes great pleasure in selecting Cary Rubenfeld, VE4EA, as the recipient of the RAC Amateur of the Year Award for 2019 in recognition of his tireless efforts to promote Amateur Radio in his Read more…
‘WEEKEND OF THE AMERICAN LIGHTHOUSES’….
This weekend opens the 12th Edition of the ‘WEEKEND OF THE AMERICAN LIGHTHOUSES‘ from Friday 14 to Sunday, February 16, 2020, with 86 light houses and beacons of 12 COUNTRIES. At the present time there are 86 lighthouses and beacons Read more…
IOTA News from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club….
12 February 2020 Island activities: Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON IOTA QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz AF-014; CT3, Madeira Archipelago: Henning/OZ2I operates holiday-style from Madeira Read more…
Special Events….
Italian Special Event Station… Members of the A.R.I. Sezione Brunico/Sektion Bruneck will be using the special event callsign II3BIA to be active between February 12-23rd. Activity is to celebrate the Biathlon World Championships in Antholz/South Tyrol, Italy. Operations will be on 160/80/60/40/30/20/17/15/12/10/6/2m Read more…
St. Pierre and Miquelon (FP)….
Operators Chris/VO1IDX (Co-Teamleader), Jim/WB2REM (Co-Teamleader), Chris/VO1CH (TO5T-License Holder), Mike/W0VTT, Woody/WW1WW and Steve/W4SJT will be active as TO5T from the island of Ile Aux Marins (NA-032) between August 10-17th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters (including 60m) using CW, SSB and FT8 (F/H). Read more…
IOTA News from OPDX….
10 February, 2020 Island activities: NA-141. Rick, N1DC, is now active as N1DC/4 from Jensen Beach on Hutchinson Island until February 25th. Activity will be holiday style on 40/30/20 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via N1DC, direct or Read more…
DX News from the ARRL….
February 7, 2020 This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by AA4NC, W0YBS, W3UR, WB0TEV, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Read more…
IOTA News from OPDX….
February, 2020 Island activities: AF-063. (Reminder) Members of Low Bands Contest Club (OM7M) will be active as 5H4WZ from Pemba Island, Tanzania, between February 6-18th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. Suggested frequencies were Read more…